we are entering into an environment where it is very hard for people to know what the facts are. both sides have their fact checkers. the new media environment creates these sources of information and facts checking, many of which are partisan in nature. it is very hard for viewers to distinguish between fact and fiction. is how we seehat these debates. people are cynical about politics but in some way that increases 10 times when we are in this environment, being faced and inundated with all kinds of contradictory information. i think that has been part of the story of these debates with the gradual loss of trust of many voters about what they are hearing. host: what do you think about the mix of foreign policy and domestic policy? guest: 4 vice president joe biden, that is very good. he is extraordinarily comfortable with foreign policy, much more so than congressman ryan will paul ryan will do well, i'm sure but this is where joe biden really like to show his stuff. he has been very involved during his senate career in all kinds of foreign policy issues from coast to vote to i